The Black Mask Comics series BLACK by Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3 has been picked up by Warner Bros. to be developed into a feature film. Black features a world in which only black people have superpowers.

"Part of the inspiration for BLACK came from my experiencing the lack of representation in comics publishing and how that directly relates to the scarceness of black characters," Osajyefo said in a statement. "For most of comics' history, white outcasts have been used as allegories for marginalized groups while claiming to reflect the world outside our window. BLACK strips away this veneer to juxtapose superpowers with race while allowing black people to see ourselves authentically in media and inviting wider audiences into parts of our experience. We're excited to bring this story to everyone through film, and thankful to Studio 8 for believing in it."

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"We became involved in the development of this story over a year ago," Studio 8 CEO Jeff Robinov said. "BLACK represents a new generation of storytellers and creators who can accurately tell black stories with the type of care the industry has lacked for decades. The thought-provoking concept caught our attention early on, and we're proud to play a role in bringing this story to the screen."

Titans producer Bryan Edward Hill wrote the script for BLACK. Producers on the film adaptation include Studio 8's Jeff Robinov, Guy Danella and John Graham, and Black Mask's Matteo Pizzolo and Brett Gurewitz. Pizzolo and Gurewitz will also executive produce, with Osajyefo and Smith as co-producers.

BLACK follows Kareem Jenkins, a teenager who is shot in a Brooklyn police shooting. Kareem survives the shooting and soon discovers that he possesses superpowers -- and that he's not alone. Kareem is just one of many black men and women who possess innate, heroic abilities, a fact that is kept under wraps by a shadowy, far-reaching conspiracy. The series has spawned its own comic book universe, with Jamal Igle, Khary Randolph, Jennifer Johnson, Vita Ayala and Liana Kangas working on its many spinoffs.

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Studio 8 has been working to adapt BLACK into a feature film since 2017, with an eye towards developing a BLACK franchise.

Source: Deadline